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ORGANIZATIONS OF GREEN CONNECTIONS 2016

CorePower Ocean

IOWN Renewable Energy Inc.

IOWN Renewable Energy is on its way to establish a large, high quality, project portfolio of wind, solar and storage projects together with key people in the industry.

IOWN Renewable Energy Inc invest time and funds into projects, ideas and people in the renewable energy and power sector were we believe there is a mutual benefit. By connecting project development expertise and funding with renewable energy projects we form the bridge between the projects, the off-takers and the investors. We recycle capital by divesting mature enough projects in the market. We also provide transaction services to developers and investors in the United States as well as outside.

We knows what it takes to develop a successful project and to have it realized. We use decades of experience in developing, realizing financing and operating renewable energy power plants.

We aim to achieve the best possible balanced risk-return for our self, our investors and partners when seizing opportunities in highly interesting projects differentiating us from the mass.

Our vision is ambitious. But we are ambitious people. It all make sense.

Centriair

​Scandinavian Centriair AB, founded in 2007, is incorporated in Sweden and owned by management. They are specialized in developing and marketing leading air treatment solutions in all possible sectors of the sewage and waste such as sewage treatment plants and waste disposal facilities. Centriair have considerable experience in developing and marketing new concepts and technologies for industrial air treatment, within both particle and vapour removal and destruction. They are also conducting research at KTH, which means that they are far ahead in terms of performance/cost .

Centriair concentrate their efforts on the food processing industry and waste/water/biogas handling. Within these industries, they help companies solve a broad range of air treatment problems while increasing the productivity and reducing running costs. The innovative company stand out from competition through the unique experience of their staff and partners as well as their focus on specific industries and applications. Centriair have several installations at wastewater treatment plants and slaughterhouses in Sweden, Norway and Europe.

Neste

​Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates sustainable choices for the needs of transport, businesses and consumers. Their global range of products and services allows customers to lower their carbon footprint by combining high-quality renewable products and oil products to tailor-made service solutions.

Neste are the world's largest producer of renewable diesel refined from waste and residues, and they are also bringing renewable solutions to the aviation and plastics industries. Neste want to be a reliable partner, whose expertise, R&D and sustainable practices are widely respected. In 2015, Neste's net sales stood at EUR 11 billion, and were on the Global 100 list of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. Read more: neste.us

Solved

Solved is a cleantech advisory service and collaboration platform tackling the world's environmental challenges in an amazing way. Solved connects leading multi-disciplinary sustainability experts with global customers and their stakeholders to co-create optimal and economically efficient solutions fast. Currently the network of Solved experts consists of 1700+ top experts around the world.

The Solved.fi platform allows clients effectively work together with a diverse handpicked team of experts. Experts, on the other hand, also have the opportunity to establish own projects for their customers and get resources from the Solved expert network.

Cleantech Invest

Cleantech Invest is Europe's only listed cleantech accelerator with portfolio of companies that solve the worlds biggest challenges by providing cutting edge technology in area of energy and material efficiency and distributed energy.

Cleantech Invest seeks to be a significant owner in the industry’s best growth companies by closely participating in the development of these companies. Cleantech Invest operates between cleantech growth companies and large industrial corporations as a pathfinder, combining the innovative powers of entrepreneurship with industrial scalability.

Since 2005 Cleantech Invest is a trusted partner for institutions and corporations investing in clean technologies as well as for companies developing and commercializing clean technologies. The Cleantech Invest Team consist of recognized experts in the area of cleantech and the company's extensive experience and successful track record enables clients to build sustainable value for our clients. In 2010 Cleantech Invest launched its first VC fund, Clean Future Fund that invests in early stage cleantech companies.

Read more at: http://www.cleantechinvest.com

SPEAKERS OF GREEN CONNECTIONS 2016

Daniel Petcovic

Daniel Petcovic – Program Manager, with twenty years of experience developing, maintaining, and managing highly integrated industrial scale projects, Daniel joined CorPower Ocean in 2015. Prior to joining the CorPower team, Daniel spent the majority of his career in the US defence industry, with roles including systems engineering, automation and controls, and operational survivability of forward deployed systems. Most relevant projects included the shipyard delivery, maintenance management, and initial deployment of the USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), Flight Test Engineering and power system survivability development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and automation and control development and testing for new construction and retrofit for multiple platforms on US Navy Destroyers (DDGs).

Additionally, Daniel served eight years in the US military, including six years in the Naval Nuclear Power Program and two years as helicopter flight-crew and mechanic in the Maryland National Guard. Daniel holds a Graduate Certificate in Ocean Energy from Instituto Superio Technico in Portugal, Masters degrees in Renewable Energy from Loughborough University in the UK and Information Technology from Florida Institute of Technology, a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, as well as a Professional Engineers license, Journeyman Electrician’s license and Certificate in Construction Management.

Hans-Christian Schulze

Hans-Christian is an electrical power systems engineer active in the renewable energy industry since 2005 with start off at various consulting firms. In 2008 he was co-founder of the Swedish wind developer Svenska Vindbolaget AB, and was the company’s CEO. 2011 he joined a leading wind farm developer in the Nordic region, Eolus Vind, when Svenska Vindbolaget was sold to Eolus.Since then Hans-Christian has had different roles within Eolus such as, Project Director, COO, deputy CEO and Transaction Director. Now Hans-Christian keeps busy by heading Eolus business activities in North America next to a board position in an energy company with heavy focus on LATAM plus running a venture in IOWN Renewable Energy Inc with base in California

Tuija Kalpala

​Tuija Kalpala has over 13 years of experience in Oil Industry in different positions. She is experienced in oil products sales and trading, feedstock supply, logistics, business development and corporate strategy deployment with excellent results. Kalpala has worked with different oil commodities including Renewable Diesel (HVO), Ethanol, Crude Oil and Gasoline in USA, Finland and Canada. Currently she is responsible for Renewable Diesel marketing in North America, based in Houston, Texas. She has build the marketing and communication strategy for renewable diesel globally and launched 100% renewable diesel (R100) use in USA. She is passionate in her belief that sustainable, low-carbon biofuels are an important contributor to the responsible management of greenhouse gas emissions. Tuija has a Master's of Science degree in Economics.

Santtu Hulkkonen

Santtu Hulkkonen is the Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Solved. Hulkkonen is a former Executive Director of Cleantech Finland, a network of top 100 Finnish cleantech companies and experts and dedicated to linking Finnish cleantech expertise with global demand. Hulkkonen has worked successfully so far with over 30 top cleantech firms in fields such as waste and water management, energy efficiency and renewable energies like biomass and wind. Hulkkonen has been the project director for Helsinki Capital Region Smart&Clean Programme, strategy and action plan to make Helsinki region as a global smart and clean reference area to develop new low-carbon solutions, testing innovations and showcasing cleantech expertise.

Anders Wiström

Centriair delivers turnkey odor control solutions. Our ColdOx™ process provides > 98% odor removal from waste-to-energy facilities at wastewater treatment plants, biogas upgrading, and solid waste transfer and processing. Unlike other technologies the ColdOx™ process is highly tolerant of changes to the waste gas composition resulting from changes in feedstocks. Centriair is a Swedish based company with headquarters in Goteborg and market leader with subsidiary companies for After Sales Service and Support in Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada and the United States of America. ​Prior to joining Centriair, Anders was on the faculty at the Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering at University of California, Riverside; a consulting engineer working with large, nation-wide, firms as well as smaller companies with special interest in advanced chemical oxidation processes in water and in air. Anders is a graduate Civil Engineer from KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, with MS and Ph.D. degrees from University of California, Davis. He is a registered civil engineer in California.

Camilo Patrignani

Camilo Patrignani is the CEO of Greenwood Energy. With over 20 years’ experience, principally in finance, he brings considerable financial, analytical and planning skill to his current role. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration and also holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Camilo was formerly Head of Americas for Greenwood Energy’s parent company, the Libra Group and had responsibility for the strategic direction of Libra’s interests across North, South and Central America.​Before joining the Libra Group, Camilo was Vice President of Fortress Investment Group, and prior to that was a Director of UBS Investment Bank. He also sits on the board of Riverkeeper, Inc. and Sustainable Westchester, Inc.

Paulina Lis

​Paulina joined the SDGBC team in 2014 after serving as a volunteer and chair of the Sustainable Destination Committee since 2011. She holds a Bachelor degree in Tourism Management from Napier University Scotland, a Sustainable Business Practices certificate from UCSD and LEED Accreditation in Operations and Maintenance and Neighborhood Development. She has been involved with various San Diego projects such as North Park EcoDistrict initiative, LEED EBOM certifications and water efficiency efforts in Balboa Park.

T. Todd Elvins

​Over 20 years, a steadily rising revenue neutral fee on the carbon in fossil fuels is projected to add 2.8M net new jobs, add $1T to US GDP, save 250K US lives due to avoided air pollution, decrease emissions to 1960 levels, and increase household incomes. It will also help businesses manage risk, and catalyze innovation and investment as US industry and transportation begin a massive transition to a fossil fuel free future.

Economists worldwide agree that the fastest, cheapest, simplest, fairest, and by far most effective policy to address the skyrocketing risks from climate change is for fossil fuel companies to pay a steadily rising fee on the carbon in their fuel products and for 100% of the net fee proceeds to be refunded to US Households as a dividend.

The leading advocate of this solution is Citizens’ Climate Education a non-partisan, grassroots non-profit, headquartered in San Diego with 41,000 supporters in the US. Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of State George Schultz, and former NASA Institute Director Dr. James Hansen are formal advisors to Citizens Climate Education.

Dr. T Todd Elvins is an engineer, entrepreneur and executive with 25-years of leadership experience. For ten years starting in 1988, he teamed with earth, ocean, and space scientists at the University of California San Diego Supercomputer Center. Today, Elvins works with CCL on a number of outreach projects. He holds a PhD in Engineering from UCSD.

Alexander von Welczeck

​Alexander von Welczeck is an innovator and entrepreneur in the Clean Technology & Renewables industries. He is a subject matter expert for clean technology corporate & business and renewables project development, and financing. As an industry leader he works closely with associations, investors, and strategic Global enterprises to accelerate the sustainability revolution. He has an 25+ year successful track-record at identifying, building and managing technology-based businesses with a focus on sustainable infrastructure projects.

Current engagements;

Mr. von Welczeck is the Founder & CEO of start-up SkyH2O, a water systems, projects and "water as a service" provider based on unique and proven AWG technology.

He is a Managing Partner at CLEAN POWER CAPITAL LLC (CPC), and CLEAN POWER GROUP (CPG) and principal of CLEAN POWER ADVISORS LLC (CPA).

Prior to current engagements;​In 2006 he Co-founded SOLAR POWER PARTNERS ("SPP”​, acquired in 2010 by NRG), and as CEO from 2007-09 his team completed Nationwide (41) top-performing PPA based DG PV systems financed via three different ITC tax equity portfolios.In 2010-11 he conceived & originated the "Solar Deal of the Year" for CONCENTRIX (now SOITEC) with 305MW of PPAs for SDG&E.He has served in both domestic and international (EU) management and executive marketing & sales capacities at DOVER, THYSSEN-KRUPP, DORMA, and FRIENDLYWAY.He lived and worked in Europe (UK, Germany) from 1990–2000.Mr. von Welczeck is a University of San Francisco business graduate (1985), and is a member of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI), the CleanTech Circle and the Sierra Club.

Glen Donovan

​Glen Donovan is responsible for renewable project finance and mergers and acquisitions for Sempra U.S. Gas & Power. Sempra U.S. Gas & Power is a leader in the renewable generation sector with investments in over 700 MW of operating solar generation, 1,100 MW of operating wind generation and an additional 422 MW of renewable projects that are currently under construction and will be operating by year-end 2016. Previously, Mr. Donovan was responsible for renewable contract origination. Mr. Donovan has held several corporate finance roles within Sempra Energy, including director of investor relations and overseeing the company’s planning & analysis function. Prior to joining Sempra Energy, Mr. Donovan held various financial roles within the high-tech industry. Mr. Donovan received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Connecticut and his master’s degree in business administration-finance from San Diego State University.

SEMPRA US GAS & POWERSempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC is a leading developer of renewable energy and natural gas projects. The company is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2015 revenues of $10 billion. The Sempra Energy companies' 17,000 employees serve more than 32 million consumers worldwide.

Andrea Altmann

Andrea Altmann

Andrea Altmann is a Senior Energy Analyst at the San Diego County Water Authority, the regional water agency that provides about 80 percent of all the water used in San Diego County. She currently manages a multi-million dollar energy Capital Improvement Program budget and energy contracts that include a 500 Megawatt energy storage facility feasibility assessment, 6 Megawatt floating solar array on a drinking water reservoir, 1 Megawatt battery storage system, and over 2 Megawatts of inline hydroelectric site assessments. In her role, she continuously seeks innovative opportunities to leverage the water-energy nexus to reduce the Water Authority’s energy costs. Ms. Altmann holds a Master’s degree in Sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden.

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